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Jesus Unmasked
Is the Jesus story the greatest fake news in history or was Jesus really God? That's the question this quality evangelistic booklet answers for today's generation - after a 2022 survey found that one in three non-Christians want to know more about Jesus. Written by Good News newspaper's Editor,…
Dating apps: love or loathe them?
The dating landscape has undergone something of a transformation in the last 20 years. With the creation of online dating websites in the early 2000s, the way people date changed forever and, today, meeting somebody on a dating app is the norm, especially if you are a millennial. Research even…
Lizzie Thomson
How can Christians respond to political chaos?
Liz Truss is leaving Downing Street as the shortest serving occupant behind that black door; her leadership campaign lasted longer than her premiership. We witnessed the ignominy of a lettuce on a live stream outlasting her. This followed the departure of her chancellor, purportedly for no greater…
Danny Webster
What do Rishi's policy promises mean for the UK?
In his first address to the nation he sought to unite and rally the Conservative party around its 2019 manifesto, but can he deliver, and in doing so will it serve the good of the whole country?
Alicia Edmund
Stories of Hope: Cost of Living
This year we have witnessed the cost of living grow exponentially. While rising bills have impacted most of us in some form, those on the lowest incomes have been hit the hardest. Many are having to make difficult decisions between heating their homes or putting food on the table. The situation…
Church and government need to work together to tackle cost of living crisis
The Evangelical Alliance and Christians Against Poverty call on the new prime minister to do more for the poorest households in our society. In this cost of living crisis thousands of churches across the UK are providing support for their communities in compassionate and creative ways. These…
I believe the church can restore hope in this crisis – here’s how
Over the last 10 to 15 years, we’ve seen a significant shift in church activities where ‘good works’ or ‘mercy ministries’ have become commonplace once again. I have the pleasure of working at Jubilee+, a Christian charity that equips churches to make a difference to the lives of those in poverty…
Natalie Williams
Church leaders, here's how to work with MPs, mayors and more
Churches in Greater Manchester are mapping food provision offered in every church in each of the ten boroughs of the region. Piloted in the summer, this is now being overlaid with a map of the postcodes of children on free school meals to reveal the “gaps” in our communities and is becoming the…
Mark Cowling
Hope for today: partnership response in times of crisis
It is a new week and the Faithworks team start the morning by gathering online from all over Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (“BCP”) and East Dorset to pray. We celebrate the small victories of the past week and pray for God’s Kingdom to come this week. Afterwards, I look at my emails from…
Alistair Doxat-Purser
Church and policymakers unite in parliament to talk cost of living
More than 60 individuals representing government departments, parliamentarians and poverty relief organisations came together at Portcullis House, to hear about the compassionate and creative ways churches are providing support to those most in need. The night was a mix of presentations, opening…
Alicia Edmund
Knowing Growing Going - How a relationship with God changes everything!
Knowing Growing Going is a short three session course that helps a person discover who Jesus is and what it means to follow Him. Each week there is a short video to watch online and a discussion guide for a one hour a session. It can be done 1:1 or in a group setting. Anyone can use this resource…
Better Day
Something’s not right, but a better day is coming. It starts here and now! A resource that will connect you to living hope and inspire you to share Jesus with a world in pain. There’s no way to sugarcoat it—something’s not right. Each morning you wake to a steady stream of pain. You may scramble…
OIKOS Prayer App
The most effective context for OIKOS is a subgroup e.g. a local church who want to cover their community in prayer. A facilitator can create a group, share it with members who can then track their progress together. The OIKOS app is accompanied by resources to support people to use it in the form…
Prayer fuel pack
The UK is in an unemployment crisis. The church has always responded with compassion and conviction to help those in greatest need. As long-term unemployment affects so many, this is a powerful time for the church to step in – to pray, to create new jobs and to give hope to many. At the…
Growing on the Frontline
We want to make an impact where we are. But there are times when we really aren’t much like Jesus. When we don’t do the kind thing, or the right thing.What’s getting in the way? And how do we grow past it?The good news is that our everyday contexts aren’t just places to do things with Jesus.…
